GEO conducts Community Relations Board Meeting

LaSalle ICE Processing Center Assistant Facility Administrator Lisa Bowen shares about community projects during The GEO Group, Inc. quarterly Community Relations Board Meeting held last Thursday at noon at the Strand Theater in Jena. Several community leaders attended where ideas were shared for area projects. (See story.)

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May 27, 2022

The GEO Group, Inc. hosted a quarterly Community Relations Board Meeting last Thursday in Jena as officials with the LaSalle ICE Processing Center allowed the relationships that have been built over the past several years with various community leaders to continue to be strengthened.

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